Nonmagical people are being demonized and falsely blamed for Magnifico’s economic problems after Queen Vivian’s bloody rise to power. But politics very quickly become more than abstract views to argue about when secret police wolves are deployed throughout the country to kill those born without magical abilities.<br><br>Seventeen-year-old Maximillian’s best friend Katherine is one such nonmagical person. In a bid to keep her safe, Maximillian turns to the queen’s estranged younger brother, a man thought to be dead until recently.<br><br>Prince Stefan is nineteen years old and has been in hiding from his family for years. He has no desire to resurface in the political world. Can Maximillian convince him the country needs him before it’s too late?

In the Name of Magic

“I know. But at least one of us has the guts to try to thwart Queen Vivian’s regime.”


“Do you think life will ever get back to normal?”


She let out a faint snort. “I don’t think you’ll enjoy my answer.”


“Are you worried Taylor will out Katherine’s secret?” she asked.


Please. As if I didn’t worry enough about keeping Katherine safe. Besides, there was nothing wrong with trusting Taylor, until he gave me a reason not to.


Raquel took her hair tie out, making her hair fall below her shoulders. “I sometimes wonder how life got so complicated.”


“One thing at a time, though. I want this afternoon to go well,” she said.


Raquel and I sat on the living room couch across from her parents—Mr. and Mrs. Buckley—hours later. A plate of cookies even rested on the middle of the mahogany living room table. We all had a teacup in front of us.


“What did you want to talk to us about, Raquel?” Mrs. Buckley grabbed a cookie and started eating it.


Chapter 38